Each
of the proposals below was considered using the following characteristics as an
element of the appropriateness of the proposal:

Appropriate credit hour assignment

Appropriate discipline-specific best practices

Appropriate purpose and goals of the proposal

Appropriate intellectual/learning outcomes

Appropriate content and topics

Appropriate major assignments

Appropriate class level

Appropriate course type

Appropriate course delivery method

Conflict with other courses or programs

Articulation and transferability of credit to other
institutions

New
Course Proposal – DIGM 5917, Digital Media Production:

This
proposal is part of a curriculum revision at the undergraduate level.It is the capstone course for the Digital
Media undergraduate program.The
department would like to make this available to graduate students since it is
in a high demand area.

The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following editorial changes:

A.In the Purpose and Goals section, reword
the Purpose by inserting “the” before production, “to” before develop, and
change create to produce.

B.Reword the Rationale for Proposal to
delete the word “capstone.

C.In the Grading Scale section, include
the definitions of the letter grades for both the undergraduate and graduate
sections.Include the higher
expectations, if necessary, for graduate students.

D.In the Attendance Policy, change the
word “sop” to police person.

New
Course Proposal – SPAN 5377, Language and Culture in Ecuador

This
course provides students with the opportunity to learn about the language and
culture in Ecuador.

The
committee recommends approval with the following editorial changes:

A.Reword the Graduate Learning Outcomes by
moving “in detail” before general and replacing a “-“ with or.

B.In the Graduate Grade Assignment, remove
the grade of “D” and combine the information with the “F” information.

C.
Reword the Course Cost so that the
information is in parallel construction by placing parenthesis around $2200.

Dr.
Bartoszuk stated the latest revised draft regarding the application for the
thesis/dissertation scholarships was sent to the council members for
feedback.During the council meeting the
draft was distributed for review and recommendations.The recommendations consisted of editorial
corrections and clarification of who to report to, where to send, and the official
email address.The application and other
information will be posted to the Graduate School web site by the end of the
week.

Dr.
Bartoszuk summarized the status of the awards committees and selection of
awardees.All committees except one have
completed their selection and the remaining committee will be done the next day.Dr. Beck stated the Quillen Scholarship awarded
nineteen graduate students.The
acceptance letters and invitations should be sent shortly.Also, Ms. Amy Greene will be the
representative at the Graduate Education Week in Nashville on April 4, 2012.Invitations have been sent to departments requesting
their participation in the award ceremony.Several departments will be participating again this year. The School of Graduate Studies annual awards
ceremony will be April 25, 2012 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 with refreshments to
follow from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.Dr.
McIntosh indicated time was required to proof read and print the program.The process should begin within the next
week.

New Business :

Dr.
McIntosh discussed the add-on fellowship and stated four graduate students have
received the award to date.Last year
two students were chosen and two students received awards the previous year.She made an appeal to the council members to
request their colleague for donation to the add-on fellowship foundation
account so that this fellowship can continue.Dr. Glover asked if funds could be donated by a department.Dr. McIntosh will research whether this
option is available.In the meantime,
she will email the information regarding the add-on fellowship scholarship to
Dr. Glover and Dr. Tedesco.

Dr.
McIntosh asked for volunteers to meet to brainstorm a model for the boot
camp.Dr. Russell Brown, Dr. Marie
Tedesco, and Dr. Kathleen Rayman volunteered to create a model for the boot
camp.Dr. Rob Russell will be asked to
join the others for his expertise in writing lab.

Others:None

Adjournment:

There was
no further business.Therefore, the
meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.